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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Trinità Spa Industria Salumi expands with acquisition of Galli Industria Salumi
ITALY – Trinità Spa Industria Salumi, a prominent Italian cured meats producer, has pur [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Cashew farmers in Tanzania reap over US$330.2M amid enhanced trade, export infrastructure
TANZANIA – In the first seven weeks of Tanzania’s 2024/2025 cashew season, cashew farm [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages records triple profit growth amid strategic realignment
INDIA – Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd (HCCBL), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in Indi [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
LWC partners with South Africa’s Overhex to launch low-ABV ‘Kamina’ wine range
UK – LWC, the UK’s largest independent drinks wholesaler, has collaborated with South [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Diageo unites luxury assets to form Diageo Luxury Group
,UK – Diageo, British multinational alcoholic beverage company, has launched Diageo Luxu [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Uganda: Namutumba Locals Voice Concerns Over Infrastructure and Power Shortages Stalling Development
[Nile Post] Residents and leaders in Kiwanyi Sub-County, Namutumba District, have expressed frustration over poor road conditions and a lack of electricity, which they say are slow [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Banana Island - Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Projects, Pledges More Infrastructure Devt
[This Day] Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has pledged to see to more infrastructural developments within the Banana Island estate and address the drainage issue that ha [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Liberia: NPA & Marsa Maroc Sign Port Modernization Deal
[New Dawn] The National Port Authority of Liberia (NPA) and Société d'Exploitation des Ports SA--Marsa Maroc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Monrovia to streng [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Liberia: Majority Bloc Condemns Vandalism At Capitol
[New Dawn] Majority members of the House of Representatives have strongly condemned alleged vandalism in the Joint Chambers of the 55th Legislature, where they have been gathering [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Ghana: Next NDC Govt to Revist Cocoa Roads Project - Mahama
[Ghanaian Times] The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, says the next NDC government will revisit the cocoa roads project when he wins [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Africa: 'AI is No Panacea, But If It Can Help With Africa's Challenges, We Should Be Open-Minded'
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- allAfrica's Juanita Williams and Joy Basu, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs, overseeing Economics and Regional Aff [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Togo establishes semi-industrial red oil, palm kernel oil processing plant
TOGO – The partnership between Togo and Morocco has yielded a semi-industrial plant for [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Global food giants criticized for selling less healthy products in low-income countries
INDIA – A recent report by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) has highlighted sig [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Heineken acquires stake in functional drinks brand G Spot
UK – Heineken has acquired a minority stake in UK-based functional drinks brand G Spot, [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
SuperMeat pushes cultivated chicken toward affordability with new innovations
ISRAEL – SuperMeat, a biotech and food technology company based in Israel, has introduce [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
JBS, Sigma compete for Kraft Heinz’s Oscar Mayer business in US$3B sale
USA – Brazil’s JBS and Mexico’s Sigma Alimentos are reportedly among the companies v [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Serengeti Breweries wins top alcoholic manufacturer award, calls for supportive tax policies
TANZANIA – Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) has been awarded the prestigious ‘Top Alc [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Brazil plans to vend farm containing largest coffee germplasm bank in São Paulo
BRAZIL – The São Paulo government’s plan to put on sale farms and properties that con [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Tanzania aims to boost domestic coffee roasting, consumption
TANZANIA – The Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) has urged coffee players to consider increasi [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Kellanova shareholders overwhelmingly approve US$35.9B Mars’ bid for the snack maker
USA – Kellanova shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the snack maker’s US$35.9 bi [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Naivas reports 19.6% profit drop in FY2024, embraces 24-hour operations to capture late-night shoppers
KENYA – Naivas, is the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, has reported 19.6% profit dip [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Muslim Community in Lokogoma Gets 3,500 Capacity Mosque
[Daily Trust] An Islamic scholar, Shaykh Tajudeen Adigun Muhammad Ballo, has called on Nigerians especially Muslims to always be peaceful and patient amid the challenges of hardshi [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Uganda: Mubende Locals Raise Shs100m to Construct Community School
[Nile Post] At a fundraising ceremony organized by Dedan Foundation, residents of Buwekula South Constituency, led by Dedan Mubangizi--the aspiring Member of Parliament for Buwekul [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Uganda: Hoima Leaders Demand Probe Into Road Works
[Nile Post] Hoima city leaders are calling for the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the Inspectorate of Government to investigate the city engineer and his team, whom they accu [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024
Malawi: 'Grain From Ukraine' Maize Arrives in Malawi to Support Drought-Stricken Communities
[WFP] Blantyre -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Government of Malawi's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), welcomes 19,200 metric [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024